For the privacy conscious, I don't really see a need to ever use Google (except perhaps for images). DuckDuckGo and Startpage are perfectly fine for your averag

For the privacy conscious, I don't really see a need to ever use Google (except perhaps for images). DuckDuckGo and Startpage are perfectly fine for your average search query; they aren't terrific for fresh news stories, in which case you can proceed directly to a news source or an aggregator. This is probably too much trouble for your average user, but for me it is worth it. Once you gain a knack for it, it really doesn't expend that much time, either.